diary Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Chester

17 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

The Port of Chester 1863, Chester, England. The old port, 76 x 1520 cm (2′ 6″ x 5′), page thoroughly overhauled and updated. Chester, a civic reception for a great painting, 220 prints sold by the gallery AE Dutton & Sons in 2 weeks, why? 🙂, why? Answers are on my website page ! There … Read more

Trafalgar Port

15 June 202115 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

A Trafalgar surprise

Trafalgar and an unsought, unexpected thank you for a job well done.

Carefully packed, beautifully presented these vintage ports arrived by courier today 😃!

Two questions, why the gift and who to open these with ???

While I’m fond of red port I’ve never tried white port so this will be fun.

Why?

The Trafalgar Way : some way now well astern I was asked and honoured to be one of the judges of a national competition by The 1805 Club for children painting on the theme of ‘The Trafalgar Way’, a route now marked, celebrated and recommence on official Ordnance Survey maps.

The Trafalgar Way competition objective was to widen appreciation among children and their parents of the age of Nelson and of its place in our history upon which our lives are built .

Surf painting

10 June 202110 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

New and a very wet surf painting

Vieux Beaucoup, surf and surfing !

When it’s touch dry I’ll finish this painting.

There are still quite a lot of modifications I wish to make … so it’s not yet on either of my two websites.

Made on ‘speculation’, this painting measures 30.5 x 45.8 cm, 12″ x 18″.

It is based upon time with my son camping together behind the beach on the cote de Landais at Vieux Beaucoup.

Lunch out !

10 June 20219 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

9th June, the bars and restaurants have opened in France.

This is including here in Théhillac (pronounced Tay’ack).

Sadly many will never open again, victims of Corvid 19.

Happily my nice neighbours proposed a lunch together on the bar rear terrace. that went very well !

Debarquement Normandie

6 June 20216 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Normandy, on this day 6 June in 1944, the debarquement Normandie. In France this day, the Invasion of Normandy, Operation Overlord, is commemorated in style every year, our French friends do not forget their brave allies. Here is a previously unpublished photograph of four of those men. They don’t look like Hollywood heroes do they? … Read more

La Roche-Bernard

6 June 20215 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

France is easing out of lockdown. Roche-Bernard, here is a glimpse to share with you of Saturday evening out with my neighbour lovely Patricia, a retired seamstress. We were visiting La Roche-Bernard in Brittany near where I live. A stroll, coffee, cakes and later a beer with the cafés at Roche-Bernard, enjoy.

Lie said to truth

1 June 20211 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

‘Lie said to Truth’, not one of my paintings, an exquisite work though. A painting with a story worthy I think of remembering. The Lie said to the Truth, “Let’s take a bath together, the well water is very nice. The Truth, still suspicious, tested the water and found out it really was nice. So … Read more

Good and Bad

1 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Lies adversely affect us all bringing ruin. . The lies that underpin antisemitism begin in the media, hence my post above and that’s where honestreporting.com are specialists who offer you guidance. Reading, recommending, helping HonestReporting is no longer just about helping Israel, it’s a way for you to help your own community back at home when faced … Read more

Brest

1 June 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Brest 96, the fleet departing Painting at Brest, I’ve made a better quality photograph and tidied up the text for this website page, enjoy ! 40 x 58 cm (16″ x 23″), for sale, available, offers from £ 750. Brest 96, a painting made on location of the fleet as it departed Brest. One of … Read more